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Showcasing High Growth Early Stage Companies
Bristol, November 3, 2003
If you need to raise finance to expand your business or are looking to create a partnership with a corporate to accelerate the development of a new product, the ability to promote your business to the right audience is of vital importance.
Business Incubation South West (BISW) is offering early stage companies from the region, that have high growth potential, the chance to promote themselves to key partners as part of the BISW Business Incubator Event, in Bristol on February 23rd 2004.
The High Growth Company Showcase is part of an Investor Readiness Programme that is sponsored by Catalyst Venture Partners and Operations Management Research. This programme provides companies the opportunity to get feedback and advice from leading experts on building successful high growth companies. The showcase is a one-day forum that allows early-stage companies to present their innovations and showcase their ideas, concepts and proposals to an invited audience of investors, business advisors and potential partners.
Richard J Turner, Director of Catalyst Venture Partners commented: “We look forward to meeting and perhaps working with some of the most exciting companies in the region”.
BISW is looking for early stage companies that can exhibit high growth potential to apply to take part in the High Growth Company Showcase. The closing date for submissions is 9th January 2004.
BISW (Business Incubation South West) is backed by UK Business Incubation and SWRDA, and is the network that links all incubator facilities in the South West with other support facilities and services within and outside of the region. It provides a new and innovative vehicle for business support organisations, professional services, companies and entrepreneurs to interact within the region.
Business Incubation, by its nature, is concerned with high growth, innovative businesses and providing them with the environment and support they need to flourish. The High Growth Company Showcase is just one of a number of initiatives delivered by BISW that aim to make the South West one of the best places in the country to start and grow a business.
Commenting on the event, Ed Preedy, Manager of BISW stated: “This is an excellent opportunity for some of the region’s best early stage businesses to promote themselves to an audience targeted to meet their needs”.
Stephen Todd, Director of Operations Management Research, said: “Building a successful high growth business is hard. Operations Management Research is delighted to have the opportunity to help accelerate the growth of some of the South West’s most exciting companies”
Businesses interested in applying for the event should, in the first instance email an executive summary of their business plan to ed.preedy@btopenworld.com
For further information, contact:
Toni Wanklin
Press and PR, UK Business IncubationTel: 0121 250 3809
Email: t.wanklin@ukbi.co.ukAbout Business Incubation South West (BISW)
BISW (backed by the resources of UK Business Incubation and the South West of England Regional Development Agency) aims to strengthen the skills and services that are offered to entrepreneurs by Incubation facilities in the South West, Through networking and collaboration and by providing dedicated support and services, BISW aims to leverage the collective capabilities of the Incubators within the region, raise their profile and create new and better opportunities for business development and enterprise activities within the South West. www.bisw.co.uk
About Catalyst Venture Partners
Catalyst provides strategic, tactical and operational action to: maximise the value of the company to shareholders; secure investment on favourable terms; and minimise risk to investors. www.catvp.com
About Operations Management Research
Adopting operations best practices is critical to the growth and success of technology-based companies – Operations Management Research provides implementation support to help early-stage and established companies achieve breakthrough results. www.omr.org.uk
